RAJSHAHI, Dec 10, 2021 (BSS) - Speakers at a post-human chain discussion have underscored the need for forging social movement as well as resistance against corruption for building a disparity-free atmosphere everywhere in the society.

   They viewed spontaneous participation of the community and the young generation as a whole towards the anti-corruption campaign as an urgent need for building a mass-opinion against corruption.

   Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) and District Administration jointly organized the divisional level students gathering and discussion meeting at Shaheed AHM Kamaruzzaman Zila Parishad Auditorium in Rajshahi City on Thursday to mark the International Anti Corruption Day-2021.

   "Your right, your role: say no to corruption" was the main theme of this year's Anti-Corruption Day.

   Commissioner of Rajshahi division Dr Humayun Kabir and Additional Deputy Inspector General of Police Joydeb Kumar Bhadra addressed the meeting as chief and special guests respectively with Deputy Commissioner Abdul Jalil in the chair.

   ACC Divisional Director Murshed Alam and former chairman of Rajshahi Education Board Prof Dipakendra Nath Das also spoke on the occasion.

   The speakers laid importance on empowerment of the community to check corruption at institutional and individual level. Institutional corruptions have to be checked first before taking lawful action against a person who is involved with corruption willingly or unwillingly.

   Dr Humayun Kabir underlined the need for enhancing empowerment of the community people so that they can raise their voice against corruption.

   "It's high time that we have to prevent corruption. We can't keep an uneven path of corruption for our future generation. We want to establish such a country which will be free from corruption," he reiterated.

   He laid importance on making both the government and non-government service-delivery activities transparent and accountable for freeing those from corruption.

   Although elimination of corruption is a very difficult task, nevertheless, we have to work together to reduce corruption to a tolerable level, he added.

   Earlier on, the divisional and district level dignitaries accompanied by a large number of students staged a human chain programme in front of the auditorium marking the day.